The following are useful tools to aid in the preparation of Business and Financial Plans. 

Simply click on the links below and "Save" the Microsoft Word Documents, Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets, or Microsoft PowerPoint file to a desired folder on your hard disk drive. You may then open them from this location by double-clicking the file names.

• Business Plan for a Startup Business, Microsoft Word (doc)

• Business Plan for an Established Business, Microsoft Word (doc)

• Competitive Analysis, Microsoft Word (doc)

• Business Planning Worksheet, Microsoft Word (doc) (PDF version)

• 12 Month Cash Flow Statement, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• 12 Month Cash Flow Statement, Microsoft Excel (xls) This is a single-page Cashflow Statement utilized in our local chapter.  It has a side-by-side comparision of monthly Actuals and Estimates for easy comparision.

• 12 Month Cash Flow Statement-Sample Childcare Center, Microsoft Excel (xls)
  This is a multi-page "Sample" Cashflow Statement utilized in our local chapter's workshops.  It has been modified to include pages (tabs) for "Budget", "Actual", and "Variance".

• 12 Month Profit and Loss Projection, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• 12 Month Sales Forecast, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Break-even Analysis, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Financial History and Ratios, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Four-year Profit Projection, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Loan Amortization Schedule, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Opening Day Balance Sheet, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Personal Financial Statement, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Projected Balance Sheet, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Start-up Expenses, Microsoft Excel (xls)

• Bank Loan Request, a Microsoft Word document containing a sample cover letter for a bank loan request.

• Creating an Organizational Chart, Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt) (see PowerPoint note at top right)

• Nondisclosure Agreement (pdf), reprinted with permission from the book Nondisclosure Agreements: Protect Your Trade Secrets & More by Attorneys Richard Stim and Sephen Flishman, published by Nolo, Copyright 2005. You can purchase this book at www.nolo.com or fine booksellers everywhere.